Efficiency Vermont Questions
Hi all. Most of you guys are large enough to have decent sized equipment and produce a fair amount of syrup. For those of us who are on the border of more production but weighing how to get there, this would be an informative thread.
I stepped up from a 2x4 last year to a 2x8 burning oil. The rig works great, but after boiling some 8-10% concentrate (thank you to SMM) and seeing the massive savings in fuel consumption and time, I simply wont be able to boil raw sap next year. Biggest question I have for folks in VT is who here has utilized the efficiency Vermont rebates?
Id like to know a few things like:
How was the process
Any thoughts for application
Things youd do different if you could
Were the folks there helpful
Did they come do a site visit
Anything else you may have to offer
I definitely will be adding an RO for next season but would like to explore all my options before going forward. Unfortunately because of the size of my sugarhouse I won’t be able to have a dedicated RO room but have a fully insulated garage I would process in and move concentrate to the sugarhouse. So while I would love to utilize this program, I might end up needing to build one because of the size I am
Anyone have some thoughts to share on this topic?
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Paul Cerminara
2019 - First season ever
-Goal: 3 gallons
-Season Total: 7.5 gallons - pulled taps after running out of firewood and time
2020
Built 2'x8' Oil Fired with Thor drop flue pans
-Goal: 20 gallons
-Season Total: 55 gallons